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Speed for Best Range with Wind (Prop)

by: Kindred Grey

Publication date: 2021-08-04
Usage: Attribution 4.0 International
Topics: Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance, aircraft performance
Collection: kindredgreyarchive; patron-library-collection
Language: English
Item Size: 101.4K

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Preferred citation:

Kindred Grey (2021). "Speed for Best Range with Wind (Prop)." CC BY 4.0. Adapted from James F. Marchman (2004). CC BY 4.0.

Alternative text:

A plot resembling the previous figure is shown, but with power required cap P sub req on the vertical axis instead of drag cap D. The same phenomena is shown, with a tailwind shifting cap V sub cap M cap R tailwind to a lower value, and a headwind shifting cap V sub cap M cap R headwind to a higher value.